Apparatus for obtaining distilled products, particularly gasolene, from petroleum and other oils.



- AfA. STAFF. "APPARATUS F 0`R OBTAININ-G DISTILLED PRODUCTS, PARTICULARLY GASOLENE, FROM PETROLEUM FND OTHER OILS.

. APPLICATION FILED III-1c. IsIz. 1,324,213.

Patented Dec. 9,1919.,

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l .-A.,A". vSTAPP APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING DlSTJLLE-D PRODUCTS,

APPLlCAT-ION FILED DEC 4. '1911. ,213.

UNITED STATES PATENT .oEEIoE ARTIE A. STAPP, OF- DENVER, COLORADO.

APPARATUS FOR OBTAININ G DISTILLED PRODUCTS, PATICULARLY GASOLENE, FROM. PETROLEUM AND OTHER OILS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 9, 1919.

Application `iled December 4, 19.17. Serial '.No. 205,420.

To all whomy z't ma concern:

Be it known tiat I, ARTIE. STAPP, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at the cit and county of Deliver and State of Colora o, have invented aA new and useful Apparatus for Obtaining Distilled Products, Particularly Gasolene, from Petroleum and other Oils, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to -a process not herein claimed, and an apparatus for obtaining distilled gasolen'e from' petroleum and other oils.

The object of the invention is vtoprovide a continuous oil feednpparatus, wherein the product is first passed to a pre-heater and subjected to a temperature sufficient to remove the gasolene fraction, the oil product being then passed to a vaporizer having a.

predetermined higher; temperature, the vapors formed therein passing into a crackin chamber where the temperature is gradua ly raised to 450 degrees C. or above, the

quentlyQforining a liquids formed at the beginning o i' the cracking operation dropping back into the vaporizer for further vaporizing, thus, subseboiling hydrocarbons; the cracked vapors being continuously removed, partially condensed, andA passed to a separator, where the low boiling hydrocarbons are removed and the liquid Voil is returned to the vaporizer for further treatment.

Further to provide an apparatus in which the gas which is formed in the cracking tube is superlieated and delivered tothe vaporizer, where it mixes i subsequently forming aii additional percent ageof saturated hydrocarbons, thereby reducing the loss by gas formation. To provide means for continuouslyv removing carbon from the vaporizeiand other parts of .the apparatus where carbon deposits occur, and conveying the said carbon to a receivei.

Further to provide a simply constructed apparatus which isso arranged as to eilect an eflicieiit condensation of vapors into ,a commercial product.

These objects are accomplished by the apparatus illustrated in the accompanying drawings inwhich D Figure 1 is a view partly inelevation and lpartly in sectioiiimd diagrammatic in char- Aabter, illustrating the ii-nproved apparatus.

products, more especially high percentage of low with the vapors therein, i

Fig. 2 is a vertical, longitudinal, sectional view of one oi the gasolene containers.

Fig. 3 is a vertical, longitudinal, sectional view of the vaporizer, showinga reciprocatin carbon scraper therein.

LFig. 4 is a vertical, transverse, sectional view of the vapoi'izer, of the scraper. I

Fig. 5 is a horizontal, sectional view on the line :3 5-of Fig. 4. v A

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal, sectional view, showin a cylinder and hydraulically operated piston therein, to which the 'carbon scraper iod is secured.

Referring to the accompanying drawings:

The numeral 1 'indicates a petroleum or other oil supply tank, which is connected by a pipe 2, with a suitable pump 3, which is also connected by a ipe 4, with a pre-heater, which constitutes tie first unit of the improved apparatus.

This pre-heater consists of a pipe or tube 5, of suitable dimensions, a portion of which is housedwithin a heater 6, in the form preferably of a brick or other heat resisting chamber, the portion of the of the heating chamber being provided with an asbestos wrapping 7, this. arrangement effecting a gradual heating of the oil after entering the said pre-heater.

I may ein'ploy either oil or gas as a heating medium throughout the apparatus, and t0 this end a fuel pipe 8, projects into the heater,`beneath the tube 5, the pipe being showing an end View arranged with. suitable' burners andD being tube 5, outside of the pipe 5,

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The filtering column, is filled with any suit-v' l i able material such clay, which torni a vapors, whereby a as iron-,halls or broken filtering'r'nediuin for the closer` separation of the vapors at a given teinperaturev is eiiected. s

the inner end of the A pi pe 1'j connects tube 5. with :i cylindrical vaporizer 16, w lich 'his inclosed in" .al suitable heating cha vber 1T; and beneath the vaporizer is -pipc' roi ifo

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huisman hy :i pipi', h h ii pipe if, which eminente wiih Liu). uppei minis of the (containers i4 :imi rIhe pipe i5, extends 'from the c011- hihi u; u'huh iff; :mise emuwited, one emi of' ai pipe .fi'j u'ii'uh couiuwt'u nt its other emi with :i iihui. i'ui'ms; :i connection between the :foui'eyii' tuhe :0 unil n residue container 45').

which ieeei'vwi the pipe 36, if; provided with zi Whe 3U? which eoi'ineete `with the pipe 1? .ii 'fi-oui the pieheiitei'- The pipes 15 epiuiiifiy, ii'hiifh collect', :my carbon passing 80 from i'he iimfhezitei :1mi separator respeciiieiy. This pipes i5 :md Ii() are :liso conufeirhfi h )f' :n gez-s ifimveyiug' pipe 53, which in iii, i im wouueiteii hy e brunch pipe 54, with Th K puur i u'h'uch iezuis to one end of :L superhiuici ML ihe oi'hei' end of Whieh is Coi uwxmi h v u pipe :'37, with the vv:ipoiizer 16. fi, 'Fue-i hiwiiei- .'ah, extends heneuilli the Supeu hezii'ei- 53H7 :mii ie connai/fed with the fuel sup- 90 pi. The huw hum-sing through the pipe 47, mui izhe .euiieiiuetea through the hi'zmeh uigw .BIL :mii :u1 the eupeihentei filled with iiimimief-swut mi'hon thefie gases Aabsorb n eumii soi-Hou oi the :mid esiiihon, thereby 95 Forming); n( simili peiwumg'e of huil'oezuhons wh i1 hoiiugg( point: high enough to permit muuieuraziiiou :it: iieiupui'ziilii'ee above 0O ihi minimi {luihifoimeri, together with the uiii-oiuieueifi imo i'iur mgm-mein -he fai-pore mixing with hmm lu the Vzipoifzei', und ihoth and whom pneu hito the @making tube. The vnuimi mpoi'e; :imi imeoiuieiiseii gus puse iwuu;

www., where the hm' und high boiling ih'o'zumusfa :we sepmzited, the low hoiii pi'oihu'i priming ixhi'ough pipe 40 'to tie vomhi'u-zei' VVLl, mui the/lice in the form of gasoliiorhuzz) inerme again to tiieviiporizeim ifhiouggjh pipes; Ti() :imi i5.

rifhe gne which iI i'eieesed'n the sepa zitor pzirieeri through pipes 40,413, and 44 to the upper iiiuuue it; ii; hewn :may by the pump 46, `mui 'i'mfcefl through the sluier-heater to vzipoiiiei, zuid cracking tube as above ehiieii. Niue :i continuous circulation of the i 11G, :uid :i euuetziiu pressure of above Y maintained hy a pressure J9, which permits escape of the Je 'pieseure.

'f mio mi iuf -i hf algo provided with a uw, ivhwuie x .iiie UCL which io connected w if ii Hh uuh the pipo (l iemhug to the siii muuuy hush, or ii desired the pipe (51,

imi' o uuml' iii'eciziy 'with he euppiy tank. 130

i i wifi -i-i to u euitwhie gue pump Mi, 70

i ue mui oi' the eopm'niioi' 37, opposite that 75 a hipo ifi oui! the pipe 47 has :i hi'zmch E55 e, imei; through the pipe 57 100 i the coiiiiei'mer 353 :mel pipe 36 to the 105 euiie of hoth giisolene containers, 115

izhiough the iifppui'atus is effected by the 120 imuiingi; from the oil pump 125 The gasolene containers 13 and 42 are each constructed as shown in Fig. 2, and are provided at their lower ends with drawbt valves (32, by which the carbon which settles to the bottoms of the containers can be withdrawn. rThese containers are also provided with spigots 63, which are connected to the outer ends of threaded nipples (Se, on'the inner ends oi' which are screwed elbows 65, each of which is provided with a diaphragm 'having a conical aperture 66, which is adapted to be opened or closed by a needle valve '67, which extends slidably through an axial hole in a ca 68, which is screwed upon the up er en 'of the elbow. The upper end o the valve is pivo'rtally connetted to the lower end of a link 69, the upper end of which is pivotally connected to a lug on the bottom of a iioat 70, which is upheld by the body of gasolene in the containere The valve 67 has securedthereon a stop collar 7i, which engages the cap 68 and thus limits the upward movement of the valve. The vertical portion ofthe elbow above the diaphragm, is providedwitl'l apertures 72, through which the oil flows to the conical aperture in the diaphragm, and thence out through the spigot. When the low of oil into the container is continuous the fioat is elevated and the needle valve is raised vand permits the oil to run out through the spigot, but when the oil in the tank drops below a certain level the float descends, and the needle valvc'causes the outlet, and prevents dripping at the spigot.

In al1 apparatus for the treatmentK of petroleum to produce low boiling hydrocarbons, the problem of the removal of carbon Wherever it settles and adheres, must be met, in order to insure ciiiciency, and in the present apparatus l have devised the following mechanism for removing carbon from the vaporizer, and also from the vapor pipe 34 leading from the cracking tube, the mechanisms being the same in both places.

ln Fig. 3 is illustrated an enlarged View, in section-r of the Vaporizer, showing the reciprocaiing sciapers, and in Fig. 6v is illustrated mechanism for reciprocating the scrapers. The scraping devices are mounted on a rod 7 8, which passes through a packing box 7l'. on one cud of the vaporizer. Upon the end of the rod which extends into the vaporizer is secured a hub 7 5, having oppositely extended wing portions 76, which are provided' with dove-tailed recesses, and in each of these recesses is slid the shank pora tion of a scr'aper 77, the edges of the shank being beveled to fit the recess, as clearly shown in Fig. 5.

The Shanks of the Scrapers are slotted as shown in Fig. 4, and bolts 78 are passed through the said slots` and through holes 'nthc wings, and receive clamping nuts 7 9. he slots permit adjustment of the sera-pers to fit the vaporizer, as will be understood. y

Upon the outer end of the hub 75, is se` curedva scraper blade 80, of a length equal to the diameter of the vaporizer, and this scraper is so positioned with respect to the Scrapers 77 as to lie at the inclination shown in Fig. 4e, when the Scrapers 77 are in vertical line. 4

The rod 73 is rotatably, as well as reciprocallymounted in the vaporizer, and the rod is adapted to have a partial rotation at the limit of each stroke, the partial rotation being sufiicient to rotate the Scrapers 77, a distance equal to the length of their cutting edges, and an angle plate form of scraper 81 is secured to the face of the blade 80, as shown in Fig. l, which is adapted -f'o contact with the end plate or head of the vaporizer, and scrape a portion of the carbon therefrom on each alternate stroke of the rod.

A hub 82, similar to thehub 7 5 but facing in the opposite direction, is secured upon the rod 73, at a distancehfrom the first hub, slightly less than hall` the length of the vaporizer, and this ,hub is provided with Scrapers similar to those carried by the hub 75, with the exception that the blade .corresponding to the blade 80 is apertured to receive the rod 73, while the end scraper corresponding to the scraper 8l is formed in two parts which lie on opposite sides of the rod 73, as shown, n

The rod 73 is adapted to have a stroke slightly greater than `the distance between 100 the two scraping devices, in order that cach scraping device may overlap the path of the other at the central portion of the vaporizer,

i and thus keep the entire surface of' the same free 'from carbon.

The outer extension of the rod 73, passes through a cylinder 83, which is provided with a packingl box at each end, and upon that portion of the rod within the cylinder is rigidly mounted a piston 8i having ro- 1 10 jecting hubs on each side of the same` w lich engage the heads of the cylinder, to define a space between each cylinder head, and the adjacent face of the piston. Pipes 85 are .screwed into threaded apertures in the cylimlcr adjoining their ends, and the inn'cr ends of these pipes are screwedinto a circular valve casing 86, at diametrically opposite points. This casing is also provided. with an inlet pipe 87, and an outlet pipe 88, at diametrically opposite points, and a valve "89 is pivotally mounted in the casing. Thisv valve is a four-way valve, and permits the entrance of water into one end of the cylin-v der back ot the piston, and the exit of water from the other end of the cylinder simultaneously. A rock arm 90 is secured to the stem of the valve, and a rod 91 is connected to the rock arm, and any suitable mechanism' gar operating the rod to oscillate the valve How mi tiiimigii pipa 50 ii'iiii pipi-a ifi and. ieiiui'ii it@ time ifzipm'ixei' i,v-ii'mimiit, m 'found iieciwzzwy by ifeiiaun of iii@ oil not inging peif'iifiiy i'zipoiimii iii* ciziviimi if; muy be pmi im iiiiol'iiei' but similar vnpmiizer having a Siiniiiii' (wicking tube, the intim viipuifiziei iiiiii'ing :i ciii'ei'mii Le'siiipoi'zitiufm The gasoieiis/ vapo? pzisfsei-g up tiiimfigh the column 39 and pipe fit) to @Guile/usel- 4:1, und igiieiiifia m coiiiaiiwi' 45% Twinx@ extend, :from 1th@ fia'ijizii'zitiii, :md imm time coiuimii l() sind sind thai-5f; tiiiies :we :Liizipted to receive :L pyi'miiti by which the tmpelnture in these pziits' may be Heel-tained.

Having iisci'ibed my invention, what I iiiiim iis; New am! ,dvseii'e to Samir@ by Leif 13m-s Fatemi, :isi

li. Fifii :in apparatus of the (simi-zuster d:- uribvci, :i ibm-imiter und nimm; fm' furnishing' ii continuous; siippiy 0i @ii thereto, :i 'upm-iwi* mid ii pipe vmineciing the minor-- imi 21ml pi'wileiitei', :i cracking; mlm lending fwn; tim mwN-imi; ai, ewpiii'zituin il pipe cmiiieciiig; tim i'iiicking iriiziiiilim and Svpmsitul having a cmideiissm') ummm tu minimi, vapors i. Iii im appui-:11ans im* tivnliiip; iimiiji' fiiii; iw obtain imi' imiiiugg; iiyiii'imii'iim'liiU u. viipmizaii- :imi mi mi! xiippy pip@ cciiiiiiicimi iiiiewiiii, :i inpeiifd, cracking wim leading ,i'wi'i'iiii Hin vzipm'ixvianni immun-1 'for heating; time mmv, a .--1upiai:1t ii, :i pipi@ cfiiiiwwtirig ixim mm@ with tim ii )pw @mi wij' tim iiu'ziiiug; iiiiw, mid pipi mi'ing :i @minimising mii formi-ii i'iii\i1fiii iliiisiiis im; ffiiiwyirig lim gusoimm iuiciiim @Muy from the sulmziim", umani-i l'm' returning the, iiqiiiii t'iimelii. to iii@ viipiiiizl pipii'igf foi' whi'ying tim gms 'formed in tim cl'iuking tube to the viipiiliziiif, mili iiiezinfs fm supcriwntiiig tim gais; before it', unters; the umol-imei. i

53. 11i im up )zu-aum for iiiiiitii'ig hiifivy oiis, if; @Main 10W iwiling h p'iimciiii10115;, tziie mim iiiiiiicion with il prrr-imiter, :in iiii Supply? ai, pumplq pipes connecting; tiiiv pump ziiui mi Mii? waive in tim lutter pipo iimi, ai, win@ itiiiriiixnh the pre-hdater, a cracking tube, leading trom the raporizer, a separator, a` pipe Connecting the separator and cracking tube having a condensing coiLiormed therein,` pipes having condensers formed therein, for conveying' the japors from the separator and preheater, piping for returning the liquid formed in the separator, to the vaporizer, and piping for leading back to the vaporizer the uncondensed portion of the gases after the removal of the condensible portion of said gases.

6. In an apparatus for the treatment of petroleum oils to obtain low boiling hydrocarbons therefrom, a preheater, a vaporizer, and a pipe connecting them, an oil supply, a pump connected with the oil supply and pre-heater and means for automatically releasing the pressure in the pipe 'connecting the pump and pre-heater, a cracking tube leading from the vaporizer, a separator, a pipe connectingthe separator and cracking tube having a condensing coil formed therein, gasolene containers, pipes connecting the separator and pre-heater respectively with said containers, said pipes having condensing coils formed therein, means Ltor returning the liquid in said separator to the vaporizer, a conveyer, outlets connecting the vaporizer and conveyor, a residue receptw cle, a` pipe connecting the saine with the conveyor, a gas pipe connected "with the tops of the gasolenc containers and condcnscrs leading thereto, the conveyor' and residue receptacle, a gas super-heater, and pipes connecting the same with the gas pipe and vaporizer, means for maintaining a predetermined pressure in said pipe imc, and means for circulating the gas.

7. In an apparatus for the treatment ot heavy oils to obtain low boiling hydrocar bons therefrom, the combination with a cylindrical horizontally 'disposed vaporizer` haring a cracking tube leading therefrom, of reciprocatii'ig means Jor removing carbon deposit trom the innerf surface oi said vaporizcr, a tube, carbon outlet pipes connecting said vaporizer with said tube, a spi 'al conveyor in said tube, and a carbon container connected with said tube.

8. In an apparatus `for the treatmdnt of petroleum oils to obtain low boiling hydro carboiis, a pre-heater comprising a horizontal tube, a heating chamber surrounding a. portion ot said tube. a vertical filtering column. connected to said tube in said cha-mbcr. a container. container and lilteriug column having a conand with the pipe connecting aud a' pipe connecting the' (lensing coil formed therein, means `tor supplying oil to the end of the pre-heater outside the heating chamber, a housed raporizer, a pipe connecting the same with the. pre-heater, a vertical tapered cracking tube leading from the vaporizer, a stack sur` rounding the same but spaced therefrom, and 4means for progressirely heating said cracking chamber from its lower to its upper end, a housed separator haring a filter ing column, a pipe connecting the separator, and cracking tube, having a condenser formed therein,a container, a, pipe connecting the filtering cohunn ot the separator with said container' and having a condenser formed therein, a pipe connecting the sepxu rator and, vaporizer to return liquid to the vaporizer, gas pipes connecting the containers and condensers leading thereto, with the vaporizer, means `for super-heating the gas before it enters the raporizer, and means for circulating the gas.

S). in an apparatus ot' the character di f '.'ibed, a vaporizer. a carbon-removing se 'aper therein, and means for reciprocatingtho same.I a cracking tube leading from said raporizer, a separator, a gasolene container connected therewith, a pipe connecting the upper end ot the crackingtube with said separator, means tor ctmtiuuously removing carbon from said pipe, and moans 'for continuously supplyingliquid to said vapor-incr.

l0. In an apparatus tor the treatment of heavy oils to obtain low boiling hydrocarbon there-trom, a prehcater having a filtering column, means tor delivering aI continuous` regulated supply of oil to said preheatsr', and means for heating said prcheater to release the gasolene fraction, means tor condensing said fraction and :tor receiving the re sultant gasolene., a vapcriy/.eigy a cracking tube leading theref'roni, an oil pipe connecting the preheater and vaporizer, a sepa4 rator. condensing means connecting the cracking` tube and separator, condensing means tor receiving separator, means Ytor returning oil tt'rom the separator to the Yaporizer tor retreatment, means tor leading` back to the vaporiaer the uncondcnsed portion ot the gases after the removal ot the coiulensible portion thereof,

and means tor supcr-heating said gas before it enters the vaporizer.

ln testimony whereoi l aliiX my signature in presence ot two witnesses.

ARTIE A. STAPR.

Witnesses i.

(lr. Simoniv'r Enmorr, Enizann'rn SMITH.

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